Report: Mackensie Alexander, Marcus Sherels mentioned in trade talks

With the deadline for the NFL’s 53-man roster cutdown looming about 24 hours away, the Minnesota Vikings are just one team with a lot of questions about who they’re going to keep on the roster and who they’re going to let go of. One of the biggest points of contention could, potentially, be the defensive backfield. Thanks to the emphasis that Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman have put on the position over the past few years, the team now has a glut of talented players at both cornerback and safety, and they likely can’t keep all of them.

One NFL insider is reporting that a potential solution for the Vikings might be trading some players away rather than releasing them, and the names might come…